India's Economic Integration with Asia
August 13, 2013, New Delhi
Mr. Salman Khurshid, Minister for
External Affairs, India spoke on the topic
"India's Economic Integration with Asia " at the
Russian Centre in New Delhi on August 13, 2013.
Dr. Abhishek Manu SInghvi, MP chaired the
session while comments were provided by Dr. Ajay Chhibber, Director
General, Independent Evaluation, GoI and former
Assistant Secretary General, UN and Dr. Rajiv
Kumar, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy
Research.
India needs to
have a cognitive and accommodative conversation with China
and called for an integrated approach towards engaging Asian
countries to face the various economic, political and social
challenges. The conversation should be accommodative from
time to time with domestic need. India and China would work
together one day but not today, as it's too early - Salman
Khurshid, External Affairs Minister.